Select the Correct Statement Regarding Congenital Muscular Torticollis

question 8

Multiple Choice

Select the correct statement regarding congenital muscular torticollis.

• A) It can be associated with developmental dysplasia of the hip.
• B) The muscle tightness will spontaneously resolve by 12 months of age.
• C) It is characterized by tightness of the sternocleidomastoid muscle resulting in decreased lateral flexion and rotation to the same side.
• D) Torticollis is caused by prematurity.

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Definitions:

Fractured

Refers to a break, rupture, or crack in a bone, often caused by injury, stress, or disease.

Pelvis

Any basin-shaped structure; cup-shaped ring of bone at the lower end of the trunk, formed from the ossa coxal bones, sacrum, and coccyx.

Greater Sciatic Notch

A notable depression in the ilium bone of the pelvis through which the sciatic nerve passes, significant for leg movement and sensation.

Ischium

Superior bone of the coxal bone.